THERE’S no racing on TV this weekend, but if you want a petrol fix head down to Croft today for round one of the Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship.

A massive 111-car grid is lined-up to tackle the course when racing gets underway at 9.30am, and among these, one driver in particular may seem familiar — particularly to bike fans.

Our old pal, a certain Larry “I’ve got my finger in so many pies I can’t identify the flavours” Carter, has now decided to dip his toe into the murky waters of rallycross.

The broadcaster and journalist — famous for his pit-lane coverage of the British Superbike Championship — will be behind the wheel of his MSR Motorsport prepared Peugeot 206.

“I’ve tested a 600cc Honda round Croft, done numerous rallies and even entered a saloon car race last year, so by doing a rallycross meeting I’m continuing the trend of racing anything I can round there!” he said

“I even took part in a charity cycle race as a youngster, so I reckon I should know my way round by now.

“I’m handing over the microphone to my old mate David Addison this weekend, so no doubt I’ll be getting plenty of stick on air, but I’m not expecting anything spectacular with regards to a result.”